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“I'll acknowledge that I'm from Canada but I don't think I'll acknowledge that I'm Canadian.”

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Nicholas Thorburn, born on November 27, 1981, is a talented musician from Canada. He is known for his unique voice and versatile musical style, making a distinctive mark in the indie music scene. more

“I think that smoking is a very good thing to do - it's got the association with the Indians; it's a peaceable thing. But like much else that the Indians gave us, we abused the privilege. And so, in my case I must simply stop. I'm too old to smoke. But I do believe that nicotine provides a great creative thrust.”

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Author:Van Dyke Parks

“To make a collaboration succeed there can be no visible contusions or abrasions. For the collaboration to succeed, the relationship must be nourished and survive. That is absolutely essential for a collaboration to succeed.”

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Author:Van Dyke Parks

“My cousin Joey played the drums. We used to go to his house, I liked beating on his drums. I beat the hell out of 'em, you know? Finally in 1961, I don't know, I guess I was about 15, I got serious about it. My parents bought me a little drum set and I was playing for about 6 months when I started doing gigs.”

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Author:Carmine Appice

“I just started playing around different clubs, and I got a good reputation around New York City of having good timing, a good right foot, and I was "funky", "soulful", and all that stuff. Then I ran into this group, the Pigeons.”

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Author:Carmine Appice

“All the new songs have been written since the re-issue of Diamond Day. With my first royalties I got a Mac and a little mixer and a keyboard, figured out the basics of a music program, and gradually started to write and record the songs and the arrangements.”

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Author:Vashti Bunyan

“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.”

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“Yes. My mother was and still is a Folk Singer. She was very involved in the political movements for Unions and Civil rights. She sang with Pete Seeger among others. My father was an Actor.”

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Author:Vicki Sue Robinson

“I started singing Folksongs with my mother when I was 6 years old. We sang at Folk festivals and concerts and schools. There was always music being played either on record, Jazz and Folk, by musician friends of my mother. I took to singing very early, I believe it has been a Gift I was born with.”

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Author:Vicki Sue Robinson

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